Residents of Queens were awakened by a rare earthquake in New York City on Tuesday morning. A magnitude 1.7 earthquake shook the borough of Queens, centered in the neighborhood of Astoria, at about 5:45 a.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. MORE: Aftershocks rattle Japan as death toll rises after powerful earthquakeA few buildings just south of the Roosevelt Island Bridge and Tram were experiencing power outages, Roosevelt Island residents told New York ABC station WABC. The Queens quake was not the only one to shake the East Coast on Tuesday morning. Rare earthquake rattles Queens, Roosevelt Island originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News January 03, 2024 01:22 UTC